GBAL.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio (GBAL.TO) belongs to the Diversified Portfolio category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with GBAL.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO charges 0.25% annually. There are 13 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	0.15%	108.41M	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	GBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.35M	Jan 2020	GBAL.TO vs ZESG.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	778.93M	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs ZGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	245.54M	Jan 2011	GBAL.TO vs ZMI.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 63. There are 22 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	94	—	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	GBAL.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs MGRW.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	87	10.51B	Jan 2018	GBAL.TO vs VGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	87	—	Aug 2020	GBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO

Top Performing GBAL.TO Alternatives (YTD)

GBAL.TO is at 10.21% YTD. There are 10 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.87%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.87%	—	May 2023	GBAL.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.25%	266.53M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.75%	—	Jan 2022	GBAL.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	11.62%	10.51B	Jan 2018	GBAL.TO vs VGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	11.56%	—	Aug 2020	GBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO has 10.24% 1-year volatility. There are 19 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.49%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.49%	—	Jun 2021	GBAL.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.20%	685.40M	Nov 2018	GBAL.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.79%	257.87M	Jan 2019	GBAL.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.99%	127.03M	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.61%	363.73M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs VRIF.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -6.40%. There are 17 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.00%	—	Jun 2021	GBAL.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	685.40M	Nov 2018	GBAL.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	GBAL.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	GBAL.TO vs XTR.TO

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include XEQT.TO, XDIV.TO, XEI.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $31B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	87	14.16%	20.34B	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	26.60%	5.78B	Jun 2017	GBAL.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	GBAL.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.97%	31.16B	Feb 2001	GBAL.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	93	13.97%	23.77B	Sep 1999	GBAL.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	42	15.40%	5.51B	May 2011	GBAL.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	65	13.03%	22.53B	Apr 2013	GBAL.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	GBAL.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.69%	13.11B	Apr 2013	GBAL.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.82%	4.49B	Feb 2015	GBAL.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With GBAL.TO

Investors most often compare GBAL.TO with XBAL.TO, EAOR, GEQT.TO. These 17 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	8.75%	3.36B	Jun 2007	GBAL.TO vs XBAL.TO
EAOR	iShares ESG Aware Growth Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	70	7.67%	32.94M	Jun 2020	GBAL.TO vs EAOR
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	66	16.32%	284.21M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs GEQT.TO
XIN.TO	iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Global Equities	70	12.21%	1.92B	Sep 2001	GBAL.TO vs XIN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.73%	5.67B	Jan 2018	GBAL.TO vs VBAL.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	79	13.67%	34.09B	Nov 2012	GBAL.TO vs VFV.TO
ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	90	12.95%	17.34B	May 2009	GBAL.TO vs ZCN.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.35%	9.45B	Jan 2021	GBAL.TO vs FBAL.NEO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	84	8.36%	—	Aug 2020	GBAL.TO vs TBAL.TO
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	76	6.15%	415.95M	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XCNS.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	54	5.73%	—	Apr 2025	GBAL.TO vs MIX.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	43	7.59%	81.12M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs GCNS.TO
ZLB.TO	BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	Canada Equities	53	7.89%	6.24B	Oct 2011	GBAL.TO vs ZLB.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	14.15%	15.67B	Jan 2019	GBAL.TO vs VEQT.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	83	8.71%	183.77M	Aug 2018	GBAL.TO vs HBAL.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	59	9.73%	15.74B	May 2001	GBAL.TO vs XSP.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	79	10.79%	4.95B	Jan 2021	GBAL.TO vs FGRO.NEO

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